With my first foray into the querying process starting back in April of this year, I tried to go in with an open mind – whatever...

So I know I’m outing myself as late to the party, but I was actually not familiar with the difference between a query letter and a...

Y’all, I am so excited to bring you this week’s special Blog Post! Not only did I find a new book series to love while on my drafting...

Happy Father’s Day! Last month, I did a post on the importance of fictional mothers, including some questions for writers to ponder about...

Burnout. It happens to all of us. From the successful multi-series published author to the first-time writer just starting out, burnout...

Happy Mother’s Day! Today’s post will be short due to shopping and celebrations, but thanks to the wonderful Instagram IGWRITERSMAY...

Finishing a draft – there’s no feeling quite like it! Whether it’s the first, second, third, fifteenth, or last editorial round, the...

How did a month pass so quickly? There’s only one full day of NaNo left! As you cobble together your final wordcount, as you hit...

Here we are, at the start of Camp NaNoWriMo’s Week 4! Where did the time go? In some ways, it feels like it’s been April forever…and then...

The beginning of Week 3 is upon us! Week 2 has been conquered and Camp Nano is half over. Whether “conquered” looks to you like a...

Week 2 of Camp Nanowrimo is upon us! For some, this is a pinnacle achievement – a whole week of writing dangerously under your belt! For...

NaNoWriMo season has begun! In November 2009, I remember hitting a serious low point in my writing. I had no inspiration, no direction,...

There’s no shortage of blogs, articles, books, etc. that will try to helpfully steer writers toward telling stories for a niche that will...

In last week’s blog post, we looked at nine questions to test your protagonist from Janice Hardy’s book on Revising Your Novel. But as...

In recent years, I’ve started to realize that writing is a much deeper journey than I ever gave it credit for in my rose-colored...

Recently, my beta partner finished edits on the first novel of my series. While thisopened a doorway to an entirely new phase of the...

My good friend recently wrote an amazing blog post about the Writing Blahs – when you don’t want to talk to your imaginary friends. This...

In honor of International Women’s Day, which came this past week on March 8th, I decided to sit down and blog about a subject that’s been...

Confession: I am an admin nerd. I like to-do lists, checklists, and plans. I like to have clearly-defined goals on a clearly-defined...

Two things don’t mix well: writing and perfectionism. Why? Because writing is one of those art forms where you’re guaranteed not to have...